The American company Dodge will stop production of Challenger and Charger models in 2023, as the automaker wants to concentrate on the production of electric cars, according to CNBC.
The company plans to launch a range of special vehicles and products in homage to older models. So the company will be able to “celebrate” the end of the production of cars in their current form. All of these 2023 model year vehicles will have “Last Call” written under the hood.
Dodge CEO Tim Kuniskis also hinted that the Charger and Challenger names could later be used for future electric vehicles, including an electric car scheduled for release in 2024.
The Charger and Challenger are built in an assembly plant in Canada. The company says the plant has produced more than 3 million vehicles, including 1.5 million Chargers and more than 726,000 Challengers sold in the US.
Previously, Kuniskis noted that ICE cars are becoming a thing of the past due to emissions. Dodge’s parent company, Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler), ranks worst among major U.S. manufacturers in terms of average corporate fuel economy and carbon emissions.
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